Boris Johnson compares the sorting out of the Irish border issue under a no-deal Brexit with the Apollo moon landing (Report, theguardian.com, 22 July). It inspired a generation, not least through the iconic vision of one blue Earth against a sea of stars. Graham HeadLondon• Boris Johnson has written “if they could use hand-knitted computer code to make a frictionless re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere in 1969, we can solve the problem of frictionless trade at the Northern Irish border”. Boris Johnson has redefined “frictionless” so that it includes total isolation. Click here to upload it and we’ll publish the best submissions in the letters spread of our print edition

Source: The Guardian July 22, 2019 16:41 UTC